Stages of a Plot

The series of events in a narrative is called the _______________.

• setting
• plot
• theme
• foreshadowing

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

A typical plot has __________ separate stages.

• three
• four
• five
• six

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Stage one in plot is called the _______________.

• exposition
• resolution
• climax
• rising action

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Stage two in plot is called the _____________________.

• resolution
• falling action
• rising action
• climax

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Stage three in plot is called the ____________________.

• rising action
• climax
• resolution
• exposition

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CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Stage four in plot is called _____________.

• falling action
• resolution
• exposition
• climax

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Stage five in plot is called _________________.

• climax
• exposition
• resolution
• falling action

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CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

In __________________, a writer introduces the setting and the characters.

• resolution
• exposition
• climax
• rising action

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

During exposition the writer also reveals the ______________, or sets the stage for it. It is the main struggle or problem the characters face.

• rising action
• conflict
• theme
• climax

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The _______________________ introduces obstacles that make the conflict more complicated. You might have heard this described as the stage where "the plot thickens".

• exposition
• climax
• rising action
• resolution

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CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3